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Schedule Change for Final Day of Players Era Tournament
10/22/2024 10:27:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 27 Charity Exhibition Tickets & Parking2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule (10:30 a.m., Oct. 22, 2024)
#4 Cougars’ opponent, game time and network determined by results from first two games
HOUSTON – The inaugural Players Era Tournament now will feature a Championship Day on the final day of the festival with a tournament champion being crowned.
#4 Houston will continue to face #2 Alabama at 7 p.m. (CT), Nov. 26, and Notre Dame at 11:30 p.m. (CT), Nov. 27, with both of those games airing on TBS and Max.
The Cougars originally were scheduled to play Rutgers in the Impact Tournament on Nov. 30.
Instead, the tournament will maintain the Impact and Power Groups while adding the Championship Day on Nov. 30. The tournament's previously announced Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 schedule will become group play while the Nov. 30 action will feature to-be-determined matchups across the two groups with pairings determined by the outcomes of the group-play games.
Following the Nov. 27 games, each group will be seeded No. 1 through No. 4. After head-to-head record, seeding will be determined by total point differential in group games (capped at 20 points per game), then total points scored and fewest points allowed.
The top seeds from each division will face off in the Championship Game with the rest of the standings filling out the third, fifth and seventh-place matchups.
The Championship Game will tip off at 8:30 p.m. (CT) with the third-place game (6 p.m. CT), fifth-place game (2:30 p.m. CT) and seventh-place game (Noon CT), being played earlier in the day. The two afternoon games will air on truTV and Max with the evening contests being shown on TNT and Max.
In addition to the $1 million in NIL opportunities that each team will have already earned for participating in ancillary events that are separate from participation in the event, Championship Day will include additional NIL opportunities for teams immediately following the games, including NCAA compliant on-call NIL opportunities.
This format change comes after the NCAA's Men's Basketball Oversight Committee granted a blanket waiver of certain NCAA MTE (multi-team event) legislation for the 2024-25 season. Specifically, the committee granted a waiver for the legislation that provides that only one team per conference can play in the same MTE and that teams can only play in the same MTE once over a four-year period.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Houston recently was tabbed at #4 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll. This marked the eight straight season under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson in which the Cougars were ranked in at least one poll and the third year with a Top-10 preseason ranking.
Four starters and nine lettermen return from the Cougars' 2023-24 squad which posted a 32-5 overall record, captured the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship with a 15-3 mark despite a 1-2 start in the league, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season and competed in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive year.
The Cougars recently were picked to finish a close second in the Big 12 Conference Coaches Preseason Poll. Roberts and Cryer were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 First Team, making Houston the only school to earn that distinction.
It was the sixth consecutive season in which Houston was tabbed among the Top Two in its conference preseason poll. The Cougars were picked as favorites in each of their final four seasons in the American Athletic Conference.
BUY 2024-25 TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets and parking passes for the Cougars' Oct. 27 charity exhibition game against Texas A&M inside Fertitta Center by clicking here.
Proceeds from the game will benefit the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance Hurricane Beryl Recovery Fund, which assists those who were affected by the storm.
The Greater Houston Disaster Alliance is a partnership between the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the United Way of Greater Houston, both of which are 501I(3) nonprofit organizations. As of Oct. 2, the fund had raised nearly $6 million to assist those in need.
Non-season ticket holders interested in purchasing season tickets are invited to place their names on the Season Ticket Wait List by clicking here.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men's Basketball by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining the 50-50 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men's Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget.
Fans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMBK on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.
#4 Houston will continue to face #2 Alabama at 7 p.m. (CT), Nov. 26, and Notre Dame at 11:30 p.m. (CT), Nov. 27, with both of those games airing on TBS and Max.
The Cougars originally were scheduled to play Rutgers in the Impact Tournament on Nov. 30.
Instead, the tournament will maintain the Impact and Power Groups while adding the Championship Day on Nov. 30. The tournament's previously announced Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 schedule will become group play while the Nov. 30 action will feature to-be-determined matchups across the two groups with pairings determined by the outcomes of the group-play games.
Following the Nov. 27 games, each group will be seeded No. 1 through No. 4. After head-to-head record, seeding will be determined by total point differential in group games (capped at 20 points per game), then total points scored and fewest points allowed.
The top seeds from each division will face off in the Championship Game with the rest of the standings filling out the third, fifth and seventh-place matchups.
The Championship Game will tip off at 8:30 p.m. (CT) with the third-place game (6 p.m. CT), fifth-place game (2:30 p.m. CT) and seventh-place game (Noon CT), being played earlier in the day. The two afternoon games will air on truTV and Max with the evening contests being shown on TNT and Max.
In addition to the $1 million in NIL opportunities that each team will have already earned for participating in ancillary events that are separate from participation in the event, Championship Day will include additional NIL opportunities for teams immediately following the games, including NCAA compliant on-call NIL opportunities.
This format change comes after the NCAA's Men's Basketball Oversight Committee granted a blanket waiver of certain NCAA MTE (multi-team event) legislation for the 2024-25 season. Specifically, the committee granted a waiver for the legislation that provides that only one team per conference can play in the same MTE and that teams can only play in the same MTE once over a four-year period.
ABOUT the COUGARS
Houston recently was tabbed at #4 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 poll. This marked the eight straight season under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson in which the Cougars were ranked in at least one poll and the third year with a Top-10 preseason ranking.
Four starters and nine lettermen return from the Cougars' 2023-24 squad which posted a 32-5 overall record, captured the Big 12 Conference regular-season championship with a 15-3 mark despite a 1-2 start in the league, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight season and competed in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive year.
The Cougars recently were picked to finish a close second in the Big 12 Conference Coaches Preseason Poll. Roberts and Cryer were named to the Preseason All-Big 12 First Team, making Houston the only school to earn that distinction.
It was the sixth consecutive season in which Houston was tabbed among the Top Two in its conference preseason poll. The Cougars were picked as favorites in each of their final four seasons in the American Athletic Conference.
BUY 2024-25 TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets and parking passes for the Cougars' Oct. 27 charity exhibition game against Texas A&M inside Fertitta Center by clicking here.
Proceeds from the game will benefit the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance Hurricane Beryl Recovery Fund, which assists those who were affected by the storm.
The Greater Houston Disaster Alliance is a partnership between the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the United Way of Greater Houston, both of which are 501I(3) nonprofit organizations. As of Oct. 2, the fund had raised nearly $6 million to assist those in need.
Non-season ticket holders interested in purchasing season tickets are invited to place their names on the Season Ticket Wait List by clicking here.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men's Basketball by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining the 50-50 Club, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men's Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget.
Fans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMBK on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.
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